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单词 marionette
释义
marionettemar‧i‧o‧nette /ˌmæriəˈnet/ noun [countable] Word Origin
WORD ORIGINmarionette
Origin:
1600-1700 French marionnette, from the female name Marion, from Marie ‘Mary’
Examples
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  • And then her legs gently folded and she subsided slowly on the step, ungainly as a marionette.
  • At the moment it's marionettes Louise: Marionettes?
  • Hanns Ebensten describes the puppets as' marionettes, on strings, about fourteen inches high.
  • Perry, in a fishing jacket, moving like a marionette that swallowed a pneumatic drill.
  • She reminds me of marionettes I have seen.
  • Strong ministers were still their own men; the weaker degenerated into marionettes.
  • Thus wired, many patients feel like a clumsy marionette.
  • Visitors were intrigued by the live specimens, marionettes and innovations such as the Mouse Alert and the mini bubble.
a puppet whose arms and legs are moved by pulling strings
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